TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kolle,Mathias
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Photonic Structures Inspired by Nature
T2  - Springer Theses
SN  - 9783642151699
AV  - QC176.8.N35 
U1  - 620.5 23
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Berlin, Heidelberg
PB  - Springer Berlin Heidelberg
KW  - Physics
KW  - Optical materials
KW  - Nanoscale Science and Technology
KW  - Optics and Electrodynamics
KW  - Optical and Electronic Materials
KW  - Biophysics and Biological Physics
N1  - 1. Theoretical Aspects of Photonic Structures -- 2. Structure Colours in Nature -- 3. Materials and Techniques -- 4. Static and Tuneable One-Dimensional Photonic Structures -- 5. Microfabrication of Photonic Structures with Higher Dimensionality -- 6. Mimicry of Papilio blumei's Colourful Wing Scale Structure -- 7. Conclusions and Future Work -- 8. Acknowledgements -- 9. Related Publication
N2  - Unlike most natural colours that are based on pigment absorption, the striking iridescent and intense colouration of many butterflies, birds or beetles stems from the interaction of light with periodic sub-micrometer surface or volume patterns, so called “photonic structures”. These “structural colours” are increasingly well understood, but they are difficult to create artificially and exploit technologically. In this thesis the field of natural structural colours and biomimetic photonic structures is covered in a wide scope, ranging from plant photonics to theoretical optics. It demonstrates diffractive elements on the petal surfaces of many flowering plant species; these form the basis for the study of the role of structural colours in pollinator attraction. Self-assembly techniques, combined with scaleable nanofabrication methods, were used to create complex artificial photonic structures inspired by those found in nature. In particular, the colour effect of a Papilio butterfly was mimicked and, by variation of its design motive, enhanced. All photonic effects described here are underpinned by state-of-the-art model calculations
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